Nucl Med Mol Imaging.  2016 Jun;50(2):178-179. 10.1007/s13139-015-0352-2.

Inferior Vena Cava Filter Thrombus: a Possible Cause of an Unanticipated Finding of 99mTc-labeled Red Blood Cell Scintigraphy

• Song H
• Choi JH
• Kim YS

• KMID: 2257012
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1007/s13139-015-0352-2

Abstract

99mTc-labeled red blood cell scintigraphy, a sensitive and specific diagnostic test, is useful for patients suspected of suffering from active gastrointestinal bleeding. This study follows a case of a patient who was suspected of gastrointestinal bleeding after an inferior vena cava filter was inserted due to a deep vein thrombosis of the femoral vein. To evaluate an exact focus of bleeding, 99mTc-labeled red blood cell scintigraphy was executed. Herein, an unanticipated finding of 99mTc-labeled red blood cell scintigraphy probably due to a thrombus on the inferior vena cava filter is reported.

Keyword

Deep vein thrombosis ; Red blood cells; Scintigraphy; Gastrointestinal; Bleeding

MeSH Terms

Diagnostic Tests, Routine
Erythrocytes*
Femoral Vein
Hemorrhage
Humans
Radionuclide Imaging*
Thrombosis
Vena Cava Filters*
Vena Cava, Inferior*
Venous Thrombosis